I have a new computer and installed an older version of Publisher...2000. I then went online and purchased the upgrade for the Publisher 2007. I downloaded the 2007, but my computer is only recognizing the 2000. I have docs that were created on my old 2007 that will not open... "will not open different version" Help!!!!

You can download the file format converter to open the docs created in office 2007 with older version of msoffice, You can get it here "http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en"

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Is the disk-drive from the old computer attached as a "slave" disk-drive on the new computer?
If so, then the "upgrade" utility should find the "qualifying" files, and allow the "upgrade" to proceed.

Is Office 95 listed as a "qualifying" product for the Office 2007 upgrade?
If so, then insert the CD-ROM for Office 95 when running the Office 2007 installer.
Or, insert the CD-ROM for the Office 2000/XP/2003 upgrade when requested.

The 25-character product key is found either:
* on the packaging if you purchased the software at a retail store,
* in your E-mail, if you made an online purchase.

If you recently bought a new computer, it could have had a "trial" version of MS Publisher installed. After the end of the trial-period, usually 30 to 60 days, you must either stop using the software, or follow the on-screen instructions to make an online purchase of a license-key.

With all instances of new software you must purchase a full version. I wish that you could get a dicount by turing in your old sofwares product key but that isnt the case. You must purchase full retail versions in order for everything to work as it should.

The upgrade version is only to upgrade a previous version of MS office. The trial version does not qualify as previous version to be upgraded. You need to purchase the full product rather than the upgrade.

If you know somebody who has MS office 2003 with a valid product key, you could install that version, and then upgrade it with the product that you purchased

if the file you need to view was created in office 2007, and you are trying to view it in an older version, your only option is to install the office 2007 trial (publisher viewer does not exist for publisher 2007, per microsoft http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA102339061033.aspx)

60 day trial download (this should do the trick) -> http://office.microsoft.com/search/redir.aspx?AssetID=XT102344301033&CTT=5&Origin=HA102339061033